Soccer-specific stadium is a term used mainly in the
United States and
Canada, to refer to a sports stadium either purpose-built or fundamentally redesigned for
soccer and whose primary function is to host soccer matches, as opposed to a
multipurpose stadium which is for a variety of sports. A soccer-specific stadium may host other sporting events (such as lacrosse, American football and rugby) and concerts, but the design and purpose of an soccer-specific stadium is primarily for soccer. Some facilities (for example
Toyota Park,
Toyota Stadium and
Mapfre Stadium) have a permanent stage at one end of the stadium used for staging concerts.